Sore throat is almost the most common condition in doctors' offices.

According to statistics, in the United States, more than 12 million annual visits to the doctor were due to sore throats.



Symptoms of sore throat:

Symptoms of a sore throat caused by tonsillitis or throat:

• Pain in the throat and pharynx area

• High temperature

• Headache

• Light spots on the throat and tonsils

• Pain when swallowing

• Redness and swelling of the tonsils, when tonsillitis

• Swelling and pain in the jaw and lymph nodes

• Abdominal pain (mainly in children)

• Vomiting (mainly in children with sore throats)

 

Causes and risk factors for sore throats:

A sore throat may occur by several factors, and it appears as a primary symptom in many difficult diseases related to the upper respiratory tract and esophagitis.